Cayma District
District in Arequipa, Peru
Cayma Qayma | |
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District | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 16°22′53.50″S 71°32′44.02″W / 16.3815278°S 71.5455611°W / -16.3815278; -71.5455611 | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Region | Arequipa |
| Province | Arequipa |
| Capital | Cayma, Peru |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Santiago Ulises Torres Montes Revilla |
| Area | |
| • Total | 246.31 km2 (95.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,403 m (7,884 ft) |
| Population (2005 census) | |
| • Total | 75,908 |
| • Density | 310/km2 (800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 040103 |
| Website | municayma.gob.pe |
Cayma District is one of the twenty-nine districts of the Arequipa Province in Peru.[1]
Arequipa is known as the birthplace of Adobo, the city's official dish. It also houses 17th century churches. It is the place were the Lozada family, one of Arequipa's most prestigious families and founders of the Arequipa Clinic,[2] have lived since their arrival from Spain in the 1800s.
References
External links
- (in Spanish) www.municayma.gob.pe Official district web site
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- Districts of Arequipa Region
- Peru
- Alto Selva Alegre
- Arequipa
- Cayma
- Cerro Colorado
- Characato
- Chiguata
- Jacobo Hunter
- José Luis Bustamante
- La Joya
- Mariano Melgar
- Miraflores
- Mollebaya
- Paucarpata
- Pocsi
- Polobaya
- Quequeña
- Sabandía
- Sachaca
- San Juan de Siguas
- San Juan de Tarucani
- Santa Isabel de Siguas
- Santa Rita de Siguas
- Socabaya
- Tiabaya
- Uchumayo
- Vitor
- Yanahuara
- Yarabamba
- Yura
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